Snowball

Snowballs are recurring Objects and Items in The Legend of Zelda series.^{(MMMajora's Mask | FSAFour Swords Adventures | TFHTri Force Heroes | BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom | EoWEchoes of Wisdom | TFoEThe Faces of Evil)}^[1]^{[name references needed]}^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] They are mounds of snow that often appear as hazards, usually as rolling balls that run over Link. Occasionally they also appear as harmless objects that may conceal other objects or items.

Location and Uses

Majora's Mask

In Majora's Mask, Snowballs appear in the Snowhead region of Termina. They commonly appear as small mounds of snow on the ground, which can be destroyed and may be hiding items underneath, such as Hearts. During the winter, the Goron Elder can be found covered in a large Snowball on the surface of the lake leading to the Goron Village, and is frozen underneath. If he is ignored, his Snowball will continue to grow as the days pass.

Giant Snowballs also appear as hazards in Snowhead Mountain, which roll down from the mountain summit and attempt to crush Link as he is climbing the mountain. Wooden poles on the mountain path will block the path of some of the Snowballs, causing them to break away.

Four Swords Adventures

In Four Swords Adventures, Snowballs appear as hazards in the Frozen Hyrule stage. They either appear as rolling balls that move in a set path, or stand still until they are approached, when they will move after the Links, seemingly with minds of their own. They can be dispatched by using the Fire Rod.

Tri Force Heroes

In Tri Force Heroes, Snowballs are found in Snowball Ravine and the Ice Temple. They roll along a predetermined path, but they are so huge that it can sometimes be difficult to avoid them. However, they can be melted with the Fire Gloves to a fifth of their former size. They can then be evaded much more easily, or broken with the Sword or another fireball. Occasionally, instead of Snowballs, a Boulder will roll along the path instead, which cannot be melted or destroyed. Mounds of snow also appear, which can be broken with several hits of the Sword, or a single fireball. These may contain Hearts, Rupees, and sometimes blue Rats.

In the "Don't get hit by snowballs!" Drablands Challenge, Snowballs will repeatedly fall from the sky above throughout the entire Level. These Snowballs must be avoided, however there is no large penalty if the Links are hit by them, as they will only cause some damage.

Breath of the Wild

Snowballs appear in the Hebra Region. They can be pushed around and picked up by link. Rolling a Snowball into a Giant Stone Door is required in order to access two Ancient Shrine in the Region. Snowballs will begin to melt and get smaller if a Fire is nearby.

Tears of the Kingdom

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Echoes of Wisdom

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Notebook

Snowball

This large ball of snow rolls quickly downhill. While it's painful to be struck by, it is surprisingly fragile.

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Snowballs can be found rolling down the slopes of Hebra Mountain. On flat terrain, they will roll in the direction they were summoned facing until slowing to a halt. When summoned as an Echo, Snowballs have an Echo cost of two.

Other Appearances

The Faces of Evil

Non-Canon Information

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

Snowballs appear as items Link can throw at fire-based enemies. Fire Dairas and Phyrandaiis can only be defeated by throwing a Snowball at them, as any other attack will have no effect on them. Link can obtain Snowballs by defeating certain enemies, usually Moblins and Abominoms, in Nortinka and Serigon Caves. Link can carry up to 99 of them.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japan Japanese	雪玉(ゆきだま) (Yukidama) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)} 雪(ゆき)玉(だま) (Yukidama) ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)} 雪玉 (Yukidama) ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[6]	Same as English. Same as English. Same as English.
The People's Republic of China Chinese^SISimplified	雪球 ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[7]	Same as English.
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China Chinese^{TRTraditional}	雪球 ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[8]
The Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch	Sneeuwbal ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[9]
Canada French^CACanadian	Boule de neige ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[10]
The French Republic French^EUEuropean	Boule de neige ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[11]
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Schneeball ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[12] Schneekugel ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
The Italian Republic Italian	Palla di neve ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[13]
The Republic of Korea Korean	눈덩이 ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[14]
The Federative Republic of Brazil Portuguese^BRBrazilian	Bola de neve ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
The Russian Federation Russian	Снежный ком ^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
Latin America Spanish^{LALatin American}	Bola de nieve ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[15]
The Kingdom of Spain Spanish^EUEuropean	Bola de nieve ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom \| EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[16]
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

Echoes of Wisdom
A special Snowball that glitters like the sun

References

↑ Clear Out the Snowballs — Vision (Majora's Mask 3D)
↑ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 332
↑ Making a big ol' snowball and rolling it into monsters can be tough. Remember— just go with the snow! — Pondo (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Snowball
This large ball of snow rolls quickly downhill. While it's painful to be struck by, it is surprisingly fragile. — Notebook (Echoes of Wisdom)
↑ Snowballs — Inventory (The Faces of Evil)
↑ 雪玉 — Notebook (Echoes of Wisdom, Japanese version)
↑ 雪球 — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Simplified Chinese version)
↑ 雪球 — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Traditional Chinese version)
↑ Sneeuwbal — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Dutch version)
↑ Boule de neige — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Canadian French version)
↑ Boule de neige — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, European French version)
↑ Schneeball — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, German version)
↑ Palla di neve — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Italian version)
↑ 눈덩이 — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Korean version)
↑ Bola de nieve — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Latin American Spanish version)
↑ Bola de nieve — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, European Spanish version)

[1] Clear Out the Snowballs — Vision (Majora's Mask 3D)

[2] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 332

[TotK_Pondo-3] Making a big ol' snowball and rolling it into monsters can be tough. Remember— just go with the snow! — Pondo (Tears of the Kingdom)

[EoW_Notebook-4] Snowball
This large ball of snow rolls quickly downhill. While it's painful to be struck by, it is surprisingly fragile. — Notebook (Echoes of Wisdom)

[5] Snowballs — Inventory (The Faces of Evil)

[nomenclature-ref-1-6] 雪玉 — Notebook (Echoes of Wisdom, Japanese version)

[nomenclature-ref-2-7] 雪球 — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Simplified Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-3-8] 雪球 — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Traditional Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-4-9] Sneeuwbal — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Dutch version)

[nomenclature-ref-5-10] Boule de neige — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Canadian French version)

[nomenclature-ref-6-11] Boule de neige — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, European French version)

[nomenclature-ref-7-12] Schneeball — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, German version)

[nomenclature-ref-8-13] Palla di neve — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Italian version)

[nomenclature-ref-9-14] 눈덩이 — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Korean version)

[nomenclature-ref-10-15] Bola de nieve — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, Latin American Spanish version)

[nomenclature-ref-11-16] Bola de nieve — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom, European Spanish version)

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